Improvement in cotton-seed planters



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Letters Patent No. 92,804, dated July 20, 1869.

The Schedule referred to in these Lettersl Patent and making part of the same.

"To all whom it mag/ concern Be it knownthat I, J. M. ELLIOTT, of Winnsborough,

in the district of Fairfield, and State of South Carolina, have invented a new and improved Cotton-Seed Ilante; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is seed planters, designed to improve the efiiciency of the same.

The invention consists of a peculiar arrangen'lent, ina one-wheel planter, of an adjustable plow relatively to the wheel, so as to be gauged by it.

Also, of an improved arrangement of pin-wheel and .ixed pins in a hopper, surrounding in part the axle of the supporting-wheel.

Also, of certain other details of arrangement, as will be hereinafter more ful-ly specified.

Figure l represents a longitudinal sectional elevation of my improved planter taken on the line z a: of tig. 2.

Figlire 2 represents a plan view of the same. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the supporting-wheel, and B the frame thereof, the front of which is provided with a. bent bitching-rod, c, and from the rear, two-handles D project. These parts are arranged similar to the common way. f

E represents a bent plow or scraper, bent aro-und the front part of the hopper, and suspended thereat on a pivot, terminating, beyond the said pivot, in a jointed connection with an adjusting-slide, F, placed alongside of the hopper, and provided with a'series of (,les to spring over pins G, shown dotted in fig. 1. sie button H. is provided,'to prevent the saidv sliding bar F from disengagng with the pins.

By this means of adjustment, the plow may be presented to the ground or held above it, for moving over ground not to be plowed.

y The arrangement ot' the plow, whereby-it engages the ground at or about the vertical line of the wheel,

is intended for gauging' the said plow by the wheel, so that it will always cut a uniform depth. n

The hopper I is placed over the shaft, at one-side of the wheel, and provided with a cut-out passage, K, at the bottom, for the discharge of the seed. The'said passage is wIder at the rear than at the front end.

A set of discilarging-fingers, L, is placed on the shaft of the wheel, and arrangedto work in to the saidA passage, to discharge the seed without clogging. They are bent at the ends to the rearwa'rd of the direction of their movement, so as to prevent the cotton libre from clogging upon them. These fingers work between a set of iixed lingers, M, arranged in front of the axle, and slightly'above it. These latter fingers are designed to prevent the arms from packing the seed too much on the side of the shaft, when the movement of the fingers is downward.

The shape of the discharging-orifice prevents any Wedgingor breaking of grains, which might occur, it" as wide at the point where -thc seeds are pressed down as in the rear, for from the first contact with the walls ofthe slot, as long as the fingers have a tendency. to press the seed through, the said slots widen and allow the seed freedom to pass.

A slide, N, is provided, to open andclose the said passage, as required, to vary the amount of seed delivered. A

Asc'rapcr, P,l follows behind, in the usual way, to close `the furrow ovel' the seed.

This machine is also useful for distributing guano and other fertilizers. Y

Having thus described my invention,

I claimeas new, and desire to secure Iatent-` y l. The arrangement of the plow E relatively to the wheel A, and for adjustmentby means ofthe slide F, substantially as specified.A i

2. The arrangementin the hopper, having the pas sage K, shaped as described, of the bent rotating iingers L, and iixed fingers, all'substantially as specicd.

J. M. ELLIOTT.

by Let-ters Witnesses: l

J. OBEAR, W. S. RABB. 

